That original reminds me of a monumental bronze bust of Martin Luther King that sits in front of the MLK center in Lusaka, Zambia. Except for the plaque on the base, no one would ever have guessed who it was supposed to represent. Same with this Lucy. An artist has got to know his limitations. The artist who did the original Lucy and the one who did the original MLK should NOT be doing representations of real people.

"The only thing red about Lucy is her hair, and even that is not legitimate." — Desi Arnaz, Jr.

As if to prove the point, Lucille Ball, after divorcing Desi and buying out his share in Desilu Productions in 1962, proceeded to green light Star Trek, Mission: Impossible, and The Untouchables. Some will (rightly) point out that Star Trek's/Gene Roddenberry's politics leaned left. I think Ms. Ball looked at the vision of the future in which the bridge had a Russian navigator, an African-American communications officer, and an alien science officer, thought of her Communist-refugee Cuban ex-husband, and hoped for that future, whether it happened in her lifetime or not.